Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Imperial Kitchen
In front of the Tsing Yi Wei Building, a carriage stopped in front of Jiang Cheng, the green clothes showed his face, and said a word to follow, Jiang Cheng sighed, he failed as a traverser, he couldn't even rub a carriage, so he could only follow obediently.
The carriage entered through the back door of the palace, Li Hongsleeve did not go to see the emperor, so he did not enter through the main entrance, and the elders of the royal family lived in the side hall in the harem.
"Second Grandfather"
"Red Sleeves, why are you here, do you have so much time to ask Xiange?"
"Do you miss you, the second grandfather doesn't welcome the red sleeves?"
The eldest princess, who has always been majestic, now shows the posture of a little daughter, and is coquettish to Li Changqing, who is also extremely doting on her.
"Jiang Cheng, why are you here?"
Li Changqing finally saw Jiang Cheng and asked casually.
"Second grandfather, I asked him to come, aren't you good at cooking, then I will do my filial piety, let him cook a meal for you, and cook a little for other grandfathers, lest they say that I am biased and do not respect them"
"Those old guys, this is also going to be jealous"
Li Changqing pretended to be angry, he had indeed blown it for a long time when he came back from Jiang Cheng that day, and he was also ready to hide Jiang Cheng for a long time, so that those old guys would be envious to death.
Green Yi quickly went to invite other elders to come out, a total of twelve people, all of them looked old, but each one looked very tough, Jiang Cheng didn't dare to underestimate these people, they were all famous for a long time, they were all heroes of Li Changqing's generation, and they might break through the innate for decades.
"You're the cook Changqing said?"
"Are you good at cooking?"
"Is the braised pork really that delicious?"
Those people looked at Jiang Cheng curiously, asking questions one after another, so that Jiang Cheng didn't know how to answer.
"Reply, Jiang Cheng, these are the elders of my royal family, they are my elders, you must not be rude"
"Yes, it's just that Jiang Cheng doesn't know how to answer, whether the dishes are delicious or not has to be eaten, and the chef doesn't count, because everyone has different tastes, they like light, no matter how delicious the spicy ones are, they don't like the salty ones if they like the sweet ones."
"That's reasonable, then Jiang Cheng, what are you going to cook this time?"
"Senior, I don't know what your taste is, why don't you mention a material, and I will make a finished product."
Jiang Cheng said, there are many people, and he really doesn't know how to take care of everyone's tastes, so it's better to let them order it, and he will do it.
"Okay, I'll come first, Jiang Cheng, I want the braised pork you made last time, I can't get tired of this, and then another one is called Hua Chicken, and another one..."
"Li Changqing, you are enough, you order so much, what do we order"
"That's it, don't think you're the oldest when you're older, order one"
"Li Changsheng, what do you mean, you want to fight?"
"Fight it, fight whom"
More than ten old men were about to roll up their sleeves and fight if they didn't agree with each other, the eldest princess hurriedly comforted them one by one, and finally the eldest princess set the rules, everyone can order up to two dishes, it can be seen that these people are very fond of the eldest princess, and her status is very high.
"Jiang Cheng, I like to eat fish, do you know how to make fish?"
"Yes, steamed, boiled, boiled, sweet and sour will"
"Is there a difference between steaming and boiling?"
"Yes, the process of boiling fish is complicated, the taste is good, and there are many side dishes, so it is not literally thrown into the water to cook"
"Then have a boiled fish"
"The spicy taste of boiled fish is more delicious, I don't know if the predecessors accept it"
"Is there anything that isn't spicy?"
"You can make sauerkraut fish"
"Okay, that's it, another sweet and sour fish"
One of the old men replied that he had naturally ordered something he had never eaten before, and that he should eat something fresh.
"Jiang Cheng, I like to eat mutton, your whole fresh"
"Roasted, stuffy, dry pan can all be tried"
"Okay, you can arrange it"
"Jiang Cheng, I want to eat the stewed goose in the iron pot that the second brother said"
"Yes, Senpai"
"Jiang Cheng..."
More than a dozen people ordered food one after another, chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, cattle and sheep were all ordered, and the relatively rare ones such as bears, tigers, and leopards were Jiang Cheng's weaknesses, and Jiang Cheng directly said no.
Twenty or thirty dishes, Jiang Cheng couldn't finish it in a day by himself, so these people waved their hands and went to the imperial dining room to transfer dozens of imperial chefs to help, and at the same time there were various materials.
"Braised pork should be blanched, yes, put it in a pot to boil a cup of tea, and then take it out to control the water"
"The fish should be slice first, that is, deboned, the fish bones and fish meat should be separated, and the fish meat should be caught first, is there any starch?"
"Don't know what starch is? Forget it..."
"This stove doesn't work, move some big rocks over, and build one immediately"
"Get a few more greases"
Jiang Cheng commanded dozens of imperial chefs, cutting vegetables, mainly with complete tools, modern dishes, there are several very important places, in addition to the use of ingredients, there must be a fire, the fire is not enough, it is not good at all.
More than a dozen old men watched Jiang Cheng busy with his work, and when they saw Jiang Cheng's calm appearance, they also nodded one after another, this confidence didn't look like a fake.
In fact, the level of being an imperial chef in the palace is not low, but they don't understand the innovation of these dishes, under the guidance of Jiang Cheng, in fact, many dishes can be completed independently, and they can understand it at one point.
"Senior, the sauerkraut fish is ready, please taste it"
"Okay"
The old man took a bite and felt good, but he didn't say anything amazing.
"Senior, this is sweet and sour fish"
"Well, that's good."
Sweet and sour fish gives him a good taste, this practice has not been eaten before, mainly because sugar is now a very high-end luxury, and no one will use it to cook, so I never thought about this.
In the consciousness of Dawei chefs, high-end things are the ingredients themselves, such as bear paws, and they haven't thought about putting a certain amount of effort into the ingredients.
"Senior, the braised pork is ready"
"It's still this smell, it's cool"
"I'll taste it too, yes, it's good"
"Sixth, you take more than half of it at once, what will I eat?"
"Wait a minute, my big goose is ready, and you'll be half"
"I don't want it, I'll come back"
"Second child, you me for a piece of meat"
"Don't fight, don't fight, it's not enough for Jiang Cheng to do it again"
A group of old men had a hot temper, and they had to flip the table and fight at every turn, and Li Hongsleeve had to try his best to persuade him, and finally let Jiang Cheng continue to make braised pork before stopping.
Jiang Cheng doesn't care about those, he just cooks, and he doesn't hide it privately, he will explain why he does it when he does it, the imperial chefs on the side all pricked up their ears to listen, and they have a very good impression of Jiang Cheng, because in this era, cooking is also a kind of technology, and it is their consensus to keep their skills secret, except for their own disciples, they are not so generous to tell the secret.
"The Holy Rider Arrives"
Just when Jiang Cheng was about to finish the dishes, he heard a sharp voice, and then saw a large group of people coming over, the first one was a young man wearing a dragon robe, and everyone saluted.
"Red sleeves, what kind of work are you doing, so lively"
"Saint, Tsing Yi Wei has a talent, and there is a chef who is good at cooking, and he brought in to cook a meal for the imperial grandfathers."
"Oh, I didn't expect Tsing Yiwei to have this kind of talent, I want to see what dishes make your imperial grandfathers so happy"
Shengshang also sat down on the table immediately, looking at the dishes with all the colors and flavors, and suddenly the gluttony rose, the dishes in the imperial dining room followed the word health, and there were not many fried dishes, so it seemed dull and tasteless, how could there be the heavy taste of Jiang Cheng's dishes.
"Well, that's good, cook, come and take a look"
"Tsing Yi Weinan Town Fusi General Banner Jiang Cheng Visits the Holy Lord"
"Nancheng Fusi, Zhou Fengxian's person, he didn't tell me, there is still a person like you in Nancheng"
"Returning to the Holy Heaven, the kitchen is a small way, and you can't enter the Holy Eye"
"The avenues and trails are all the way, and what can make the emperor's grandfathers happy is even better, come to people, and see the rewards"
"Thank you, Holy Lord"
"Don't keep your cooking skills private, let the imperial chefs learn it, and every meal can be made for the emperor's grandfathers in the future"
"Yes, Holy"
"If you reward it again, it will be the tuition fee of his disciples"
"Thank you, Holy Lord"
Jiang Cheng thanked him, and then stood aside and said no more, but Jiang Cheng was secretly observing this group of royal families.
The emperor should be in his thirties, but he is well maintained, he looks quite young, and he has a lot of praise in the words of the old men of the imperial family, so he should be currying favor with them.
This group of elders of the imperial family is not only the elder of the emperor, but also the Dinghai Divine Needle of the imperial family, as long as these people live, in addition to the factor of Xianmen, it is difficult for anyone to withstand the wind and waves, the force of these people is one of the guarantees for the Li family to sit firmly in the world, not to mention that they still have great authority within the Li family.
What's interesting is that Li Changqing and these people don't seem to like the emperor very much, but they love Li Hongsleeve very much, and their doting feelings can't be hidden.
After chatting for a while, the emperor felt that it was not interesting, so he left, and then Li Hongsleeve also got up to say goodbye, and Jiang Cheng also followed, before he left the palace gate, a guard caught up and handed Jiang Cheng a lot of things, and gold and jade, and told Jiang Cheng that the gold was rewarded by the emperor, and the jade was rewarded by those old people.
"It's not a loss"
Jiang Cheng looked at the property in his hand and sold it, not to mention more than a thousand taels, more than his twenty years of money, the consumption of martial arts training is there, and he will not prostitute his cheap father in vain in the future.
"Jiang Cheng"
"In"
"Today's performance is good, the emperors and grandfathers are very happy, what do you say I will reward you?"
"Jiang Cheng has been rewarded a lot, and he doesn't dare to ask for it anymore"
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, so let's do it, I promise you a third-class guard in the princess's mansion, if you don't mix well in Tsing Yi Wei in the future, you can come to my princess's mansion"
"Amount"
"Not satisfied?"
"Thank you, Princess"
Jiang Cheng was a little dumbfounded, where is this reward, is it clear that it is to dig a pit, as far as the complexity of Tsing Yiwei is concerned, if it is known that he has a second identity, he will definitely be marginalized, and maybe Jiang Wu will be implicated.
"No thanks, this is what you deserve, this princess cherishes talents the most, do a good job"
Li Hongsleeve said to Jiang Cheng with a smile, and then floated away.
"Woman, I don't provoke you, but you come to provoke me, don't regret it in the future"
Jiang Cheng looked at the guard token thrown by the green clothes, and sighed in his heart, one day he would have to make Li Hongsleeve regret it, why provoke him.